Uncertainty‐Aware Machine Learning Bias Correction and Filtering for OCO‐2: 1 by Steffen Mauceri, William Keely, Josh Laughner, Christopher W. O’Dell, Steven Massie, Robert Nelson, David Baker, Matthäus Kiel, Otto Lamminpää, Jonathan Hobbs, Abhishek Chatterjee, Tommy Taylor, Paul Wennberg, Sean Crowell, Britton Stephens, Vivienne H. Payne

“…Using a physics‐based retrieval algorithm, these measurements are inverted to estimate column‐averaged atmospheric carbon dioxide dry‐air mole fractions (XCO2). …”
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Design and Implementation of a Self-Calibration Paper Counting System Using Capacitive Sensing and Curve Fitting by Junyuan Zheng, Lei Chen, Xuxin Zhao, Ming Lei, Xiaoping Chen, Xiaochao Ma

“…This paper presents a novel self-calibrating paper counting device that integrates an embedded processor with a capacitance sensor chip. The device operates on the principle of capacitance measurement, detecting variations between two copper-coated plates as paper sheets are inserted. …”
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PCC Voltage Supported and Balanced Through MMC-DSTATCOM by XU Chen, DAI Ke, FANG Wuping, WANG Shuai

“…It realized DC capacitor voltage balance by using hierarchical control which includes averaging control, arm balancing control and individual balancing control. …”
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‘Energy towers’ – an analytical model of power generation by evaporative cooling in hot, dry air areas by Rami Guetta, Rafael Schwartz

“…The model simplifies the system by using averaged values without accounting for temporal or horizontal variations to evaluate its feasibility. …”
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Computational Investigation of the Performance Enhancement of SR3 Propeller With Swirl Recovery Vanes by Santhi Raviselvam, Vasanthakumar Parthasarathy

“…The computation was performed by solving the unsteady Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes equations using the ANSYS CFX solver. …”
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A novel reinforcement learning framework-based path planning algorithm for unmanned surface vehicle by Jianhui Mou, Bo Shi, Bo Wang, Chengcheng Yu, Yangwei Wang, Fusheng Zhong, Li Zheng, Jian Wang, Junjie Li

“…To solve these problems, this article proposes a novel artificial potential field-heuristic reward-averaging deep Q-network (APF-RADQN) framework-based path planning algorithm, aiming at finding optimal paths for USVs. …”
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Assessing the effect of ensemble learning algorithms and validation approach on estimating forest aboveground biomass: a case study of natural secondary forest in Northeast China by Hungil Jin, Yinghui Zhao, Unil Pak, Zhen Zhen, Kumryong So

“…Based on Landsat 8 Operational Land Imager (OLI) imagery, Airborne Laser Scanning (ALS) data and China’s National Forest Continuous Inventory data, this study explored the effects of five ensemble learning algorithms, including Simple Averaging (SA), Weighted Averaging (WA), Stacked Generalization (SG), Random Forest (RF) and Extreme Gradient Boosting (XGBoost), and two validation approaches (i.e. 10-fold and leave-one-out cross-validation) on the AGB estimation of the Natural Secondary Forests (NSFs) in northeast China. …”
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Explantation of domestic models of posterior chamber phakic intraocular lenses in the development of subcapsular cataract in higly myopic patients: clinical features by G. V. Sorokoletov, E. R. Tumanyan, A. N. Bessarabov, M. A. Soboleva

“…PIOL stayed in the eye 2 to 26 years (averagely 14.30 ± 1.30 yrs). In all cases, the P IOL was removed followed by FEC with implantation of a posterior chamber IOL. …”
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Restoration of Sagittal Alignment with L5-S1 Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion in Patients with Prior Lumbar Fusions and Adjacent Segment Disease: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Robin M. Bouttelgier, Dimitri Vanhauwaert, Wim Maenhoudt, Stephanie Du Four, Olivier Van Damme, Jeroen Van Lerbeirghe

“…Changes in alignment were analyzed with paired samples t-tests after verification of normal distribution. Results Pre-operative LL averaged at 43.7∘ (95% CI [36.1–51.3]) and improved significantly to 50.1∘ (95% CI [43.5–56.7] p < 0.05) post-operatively, primarily due to an increase of distal LL from 25.5∘ to 35.2∘ (p < 0.001). …”
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Musculoskeletal Disorders of Emergency Medical Services Personnel and Their Associations With Job Content: A Cross-sectional Study by Mohammad Taghi Moghaddamnia, Yousof Akbari Shahrestanaki, Saman Maroufizadeh, Reza Ghanbari Nikoo, Negar Pourvakhshoori

“…This study aimed to determine the relationship between job content and MSDs among operational emergency medical services (EMSs) personnel in Working Qazvin Province, Iran, in 2021. …”
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Noise properties of preamplifier to be used with LN₂-cooled HgCdTe photodetector by Dmitry V. Kazantsev, Elena A. Kazantseva

“…This means that the selected operational amplifier is ideal for resolving the technical problem discussed herein. …”
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Custom-Made 3D-Printed Augments and Cages: An Effective Solution for Managing Severe Acetabular Bone Loss by Adarsh Annapareddy, Vijay C Bose, Ameya Ajit Katariya, Praharsha Mulpur, Tarun Jayakumar, Mujtaba Ansari, Chandan S, A V Gurava Reddy

“…The Harris hip score at the final follow-up averaged 69.16, with no signs of implant loosening observed. …”
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Modular Injection Mould with a Conformal Cooling Channel for the Production of Hydraulic Filter Housings by Andrzej Zacharski, Tomasz Samborski, Andrzej Zbrowski, Stanisław Kozioł, Przemysław Poszwa

“…The annual demand for filters for specialised marine hydraulics systems by HYDROMEGA averages about 1,000 pieces. Two sizes of filters with the same housing connection dimensionsare used. …”
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Update of upper level turbulence forecast by reducing unphysical components of topography in the numerical weather prediction model by Sang‐Hun Park, Jung‐Hoon Kim, Robert D. Sharman, Joseph B. Klemp

“…These areas are reduced by applying additional terrain averaging, which damps out the unphysical components of small‐scale (~2Δx) energy aloft induced by unfiltered topography in the initialization of the WRF model. …”
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Description of secondary flow in a subsonic turbine by D.O.C. Sá, L.M.C. Gato

“…This paper presents results from three-dimensional flow simulations using a Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes equations solver to identify secondary flows in guide-vane and rotor-blade passages. …”
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Water-energy-food nexus and its stochastic dynamics: case study Greece by G.-Fivos Sargentis, David Markantonis

“…We observe that while studies dealing with the nexus use averages and expected yields of production, introducing the stochastic dynamics of water into a 1000-year model results in many instances of failure. …”
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Neutrosophic Performance Evaluation of a Consulting Firm Using a Hybrid TOPSIS-OWA Model from the Perspective of Consultants and Auditors by Vladimir Vega Falcón

“…Yet the literature does not provide any constructs to properly apply indeterminacy to human assessments as operations are based on crisp integers and binary true/false logic which does not adequately represent the holistic expertise of the professional. …”
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Detection of oil slicks in SAR satellite images using Otsu-Bradley’s thresholding method by Farzane Mahdikhani, Mohammadreza Hassannejad Bibalan

“…Oil slicks are distinguished from the sea surface through the utilization of a combined  Otsu-Bradley’s quantization technique, logical operators, and averaging the input image, while categorizing  the classes based on the geometrical, textural, and radiometric properties of the images. …”
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The effects of climate change on EO/IR propagation using CMIP6 global atmospheric forecasting simulations by Parker Coye, Adam Willitsford

“…Abstract Climate change-driven atmospheric effects are of particular concern to those who operate electro-optic and infrared (EO/IR) sensors, as atmospheric constituents such as water vapor, carbon dioxide, and aerosols drive the absorption and scattering effects necessary to characterize deployed optical system performance. …”
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Cladistics with geometric morphometric data: The variability of the calvarium in the genus Homo by Margaux Simon-Maciejewski, Giorgio Manzi, Valéry Zeitoun, Aurélien Mounier

“…The 23 OTUs were based on averaged Procrustes-aligned coordinates (generalised Procrustes analysis) of three landmark configurations (148, 347 and 636 landmarks) describing the calvarium morphology of 78 specimens. …”
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